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Wednesday, February 06, 2013, 12:16 am
Amazon says Kindle Fire HD has comparable screen, lower price tag than iPad
Internet shopping giant Amazon is taking the iPad head-on in a new commercial by pitting Apple's tablet against the Kindle Fire HD, suggesting the two devices have comparable screen resolutions, but vastly different price points.
While Amazon's latest ad offers little in the way of specific details, it does relay the message that the starting price of the Kindle Fire HD is $200 less than a similarly equipped iPad.
In actuality, Apple's iPad bests the Fire HD's display in both size and pixel density, with a 9.7-inch panel boasting a resolution of 264 pixels per inch. As noted by BGR, Amazon's tablet uses an 8.9-inch LCD built at a slightly lower-resolution 254ppi pixel density.
Source: Amazon's Kindle YouTube Channel
A report on Tuesday found that Amazon's share of the North American tablet market crept up to 7.8 percent at the end of January, making the Kindle second only to Apple's iPad, which garnered an 81 percent share over the same period.
Apple is rumored to be preparing a high-resolution 324ppi Retina display for the next iteration of the iPad mini, the company's 7.9-inch tablet that carries a price more in line with Amazon's Kind Fire HD.
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Because they do, and it does.
How is this news?
Amazon is winning the race to the bottom of the not-quite-9.7" tablet market.
Because they do, and it does.
How is this news?
AppleInsider will combine a few molehills like this together and post an article stating how Apple is losing its "cool factor" or some such nonsense.
Of course they are comparable. And when I compare them I see that the iPad is better. How is this something to brag about?
Might as well say that having an unexpected phone call from the wife is comparable to a weeklong vacation with her on the beach in costa rica.
Ford says Mondeo has 2L engine just like 3 series BMW, but is much cheaper.
Wait, there's stuff out there cheaper than Apple devices? STOP THE PRESSES! APPLE IS DOOMED!
Wall Street likes cheap and can see no difference between a tablet Amazon sells and a tablet Apple sells. In theory, they both do pretty much the same thing but one costs $200 less which means Amazon should be able to sell twice as many Kindle Fires than Apple can sell iPads which should ultimately lead to greater market share. Greater market share is the only thing that matters to Wall Street. Things like higher quality and better customer service mean nothing. As far as Wall Street is concerned, Apple is just throwing away money trying to build a better product.
If it was up to Wall Street all luxury car companies should get out of the business because any of those higher cost vehicles could easily be replaced by low-priced Kias and Toyotas which basically do the same thing as luxury vehicles do. Wall Street's motto is "We'll happily settle for lower-quality products as long as you can sell a lot of them." Wall Street believes Apple is doomed because it can't have the largest market share due to charging too much for its products.
This is why Apple make profit and Amazon turns in a loss. How are Amazon still in business???
How much AAPL will drop tonight on this news ?
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| iPad mini (WiFi only) | |||
| 16GB WiFi |  |
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| 32GB WiFi | |
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| 64GB WiFi | |
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| iPad mini (WiFi + 4G) | |||
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